A 47-year-old man was killed and 36 people were injured when a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus fell into a gorge near Neriamangalam along the Kothamangalam-Adimali route on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Sajeev Palakkal, a resident of Kulamankuzhi, near Valara, in Adimali. According to the police, the bus was on its way to Kochi from Munnar when the accident took place around 7 a.m.
The bus plunged into the gorge while giving side to another private bus from the opposite direction. It got stuck on a tree, averting a major tragedy.
The police, the Fire and Rescue Services personnel, and local residents launched a rescue operation and the injured passengers were shifted to a hospital at Kothamangalam.
The body of the deceased was shifted to the Adimali taluk hospital for a post-mortem examination.
